(a) Failure to register explosives is, with no requirement of a culpable mental state, the omission by:

(1) The seller of any explosive or detonating substance, to keep a register of every sale or other disposition of such explosives made by the seller as required by this section; or

Attorney's Note

Under the Kansas Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 1 monthup to $500
For details, see Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6602

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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 21-6311

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(2) any person to whom delivery of any quantity of explosive or other detonating substance is made, to acknowledge the receipt thereof by signing the person’s name in the register provided in subsection (c) on the page where the record of such delivery is entered.

(b) Failure to register explosives as defined in:

(1) Subsection (a)(1) is a class B nonperson misdemeanor; and

(2) subsection (a)(2) is a class C misdemeanor.

(c) The register of sales required by subsection (a)(1) shall contain the date of the sale or other disposition, the name, address, age and occupation of the person to whom the explosive is sold or delivered, the kind and amount of explosive delivered, the place at which it is to be used and for what purpose it is to be used. Such register and record of sale or other disposition shall be open for inspection by any law enforcement officer, mine inspector or fire marshal of this state for a period of not less than one year after the sale or other disposition.